It is November, but a few days ago I spotted a monarch butterfly circling our yard. With a bit of patience and serendipity, I was able to catch it in action (refresh if the video player is wonky).
Yes, it laid an egg on the rush milkweed.
I’ll be keeping an eye on the plant and let you know if anything hatches.
Here’s an earlier photo from December 15, 2010.
While visiting a local wildflower garden, I spotted a white butterfly.
It contrasted nicely against the dark red flower.
Although you might have thought I was referring to the color, the common name of these butterflies is “white.” The family name is Pieridae and the subfamily is Pierinae.
It can be difficult to identify whites to species because the color varies, sometimes between seasons. The one above is likely a checkered white.
This is a cabbage white from last fall.
March 14 was National Learn About Butterflies Day.
If you’d like to celebrate all week, try:
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Remember the queen caterpillar we saw in January (prev. post)?
Look who’s here now.
We will probably have more caterpillars soon.
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.
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